SIMPSON, George C. (1878?1965). British Antarctic Expeditio...

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Our fall book sale will be a major high spot for the department this year. We are offering several items that are only found institutionally including a presentation copy of the Bodley Head Ulysses signed by Joyce and a book owned by Ernest Shackleton that was taken by him on the Nimrod Expedition. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com

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  SIMPSON, George C. (1878?1965). British Antarctic Expedition 1910?1913: Meteorology. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1919?23. 3 volumes, 4to. Map frontispiece in Volume I with printed overlay, numerous folding charts and tables. Original burgundy cloth, gilt?lettered spine (light fraying at extreme ends of Vol. III). Provenance: William Herbert Hobbs (1864?1952), bookplate and ownership signature of the American geologist who led four scientific expeditions to Greenland which were some of the first meteorological and geological observations of the island; additional inscription in Hobbs? hand (?Gift from Col. Lyons?) in Vol. III. Col. H.G. Lyons was the Honorary Editor of this set and was in charge of preparation of these volumes. FIRST EDITION of the complete collection of meteorological scientific research documentation from Scott?s Terra Nova Expedition. A wonderful association copy.
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